The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-04
DOLLY.
She Tells How Will Suggested a
Bill of Fare.

exactly the same questioning gaze
that would give if suddenly some
rare specimen of cacti or some WON
derful Zoophyte creation had been
presented for my inspection. Let me
see, We have been married six years,
but, after all, he does have such
curious ideas sometimes, and gives
to such ridiculous senii.
ments, that it seems 20 me as if l had
never even met him before, and
must 60 to work and get
with him. Now,
a few days ago l expected
a small party of ladies to luncheon,
and as dutiful wife l said to Will,
"Will, what shall l order for lunch
conf" Will raised himself from the
lounge where he had just lain down,
and in a most interested manner said.
dolly, Pm glad you asked me that.
[ didn't like to make suggestions
without being asked, but now that
you have asked me | should say, give
the woman something to eat. Don't
pile them full of ice cream and angel
food, and beat biscuit, and the rest of
the fol-de-rols which help out the doc
tor and the coroner, but give them
to eat"
"But Willie" / said, l am willinc
to give them something to eat, buI
what shall it be, that is the question?
Can't you suggest something real
nice ?"
viii ran his fingers through his
hair, kicked off one of his slippers,
put it on again, crossed his legs, un
crossed them, frowned and then as if
suddenly inspired said, "why yes in the
first place have an abundance and be
liberal in the serving and of course
have plenty of salt and pepper and
vinegar and oil and mustard and may
be bread and napkins handy and
well that seems to me about the right
thing Dolly!
"Oh yes, that does very well, but
what else would you have? asked,
trying to keep from smiling"
"Oh dunno, how does raw .oys-
tiers and pickles and limburger cheese
and little bologna and sardines and
cold baked beans and boiled ham
strike you, Dolly ?" "Oh, l said, that
is really charming Will, but what eise
would be nice? VIII was wonder
fdlly encouraged and he ran his hands
down in his pockets. in a way that
men have when they think they have
made an unusually good bit, and said ;
"Well, then, I'd give 'em some tooth
pick-er-no, not toothpicks, but
some of 'Mumme's' extra dry and pass
the cigars, eh, Dolly?" "Oh. Will,
and no coffee Pr said. Certainly,
give 'em coffee, and tea, and cider or
something of that kind, of course. l
thought l didn't have to tell you that,
Dolly" Will answered reproachfully.
"Of cou, Sc not" 1 said, and then 1
ran out in the hall and laughed until
1 cried, for if you'll believe me, Will
was in actual earnest, and thought
he was helping me out of
a dilemma In excellent
style. Imagine if you can
the CONSERVATION, the elegant Mrs.
the aristocratic Mrs. B
would be obliged to repress when 1
insisted on their partaking of the
garlic-scented bologna" or the fra
grant "limburger." In the language
of that hateful "Clara Belle" it
would be ''simply crushing" Think
ing over Wills idea of something
to eat caused me to search the "rag
bag" and here is something I found.
Mrs. Dearmont, of Chicago, and
Mrs Waldo, of Boston, are to lunch
with me to-day" said lady to her
husband, "but I hardly know what